Refugee Crisis

Question 1

How do realists approach who a refugee is?

Answer 1

• State-centrism
• Outcome of insecurity
• Sources of insecurity: warriors,
  resources, no place

Question 2

How do realists approach responding to refugees?

Answer 2

Find them a state

Question 3

What do realists have to say about Australia and refugees?

Answer 3

- Geopolitical counts - because
  Australia is an island, it can stop
  boats to a degree not found in USA,
  Europe, so it does.
- But what about in a globalised
  geopolitics?

Question 4

What do critics say about the realist approach to refugees?

Answer 4

The state’s not so great at dealing with them: track record, IDPs, (internally displaced) people who never belong (in terms of facilitating)

Question 5

How do liberals approach who a refugee is?

Answer 5

• Article 1A of 1951 Refugee Convention
  
  • They have a well founded fear of
    being persecuted for reasons of
    i) race ii) religion iii)
    nationality iv) membership of a
    particular social group or iv)
    political opinion
  • They are outside of their country
    of nationality or habitual
    residence
  • They are unable to claim
    protection from that country

Question 6

What is the liberal response to refugees?

Answer 6

• UNHCR: find them a state. The 3Rs
• Not discriminate against refugees on
  the basis of race, religion or
  country of origin or means of entry
• Afford refugees certain laws and
  rights that are offered to their own
  citizens
• Not citizenship or special treatment
• Non refoulement

Question 7

What do liberals say about Australia and refugees?

Answer 7

Not fans of Mandatory detention, offshore processing, third party resettlement, deterrence

Question 8

What is the critical theory approach to refugees?

Answer 8

• Desire for empathy
• Inclined to self-reflection
• Emancipatory ethic

Question 9

What do critical theoriests say about Australia and refugees?

Answer 9

• Is refugee politics so rational?
• Australia the frightened nation
• Why are liberal democracies so unkind?

Question 10

What do critics say about the critical approach to refugees?

Answer 10

So What? How does this translate to policy?